In my yard in Decatur the other morning, an unseen bird in a shrub belted out something that sounded like, “Drink your teeeee!” I knew immediately that it was an Eastern towhee. Then, a loud “cheerily ...

Relax and enjoy the peaceful beauty of nature in cinematic 4K UHD. This scene captures a gentle bird resting on a forest ...

The birdsong marks the arrival of a season and the arrival of those who have returned. Springtime around here is hearing that birdsong LOUD and clear. “The only reason they are here, back here, is to ...

I usually write answers to kids’ science questions early in the morning. I like how it’s so quiet – except for my bird neighbors singing and singing. I asked my friend Jennifer Phillips what’s going ...

Bird song is beautiful and fascinating. I love hearing the first songs of returning lazuli buntings, western tanagers and Bullock’s orioles this time of year. And it’s fun to chase down some mystery ...

Researchers have some new evidence about what makes birds make so much noise early in the morning, and it's not for some of the reasons they previously thought. For decades, a dominant theory about ...

Early birds are starting to sing even earlier because of artificial light pollution—but it’s not clear if they’re actually losing sleep. The study used data from BirdWeather, a research platform using ...

David Attenborough presents seven of the most remarkable animal songs found in nature. David Attenborough presents seven of the most remarkable animal songs found in nature and explores the ...

“In the spring, a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love,” the saying goes. The same may be said of birds. That’s because spring is when most birds turn to family obligations—they mate, ...

Cockatoos are known for being super cuddly and forming deep, lifelong bonds with their pet moms and dads. They thrive on ...

Light pollution makes birds work overtime. A behavioral analysis of nearly 600 bird species suggests that light pollution from human development can lengthen the time birds spend singing by nearly an ...